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Re: New concept GM high density field
since you are putting out 8 bar I pretty much take it is a centrifugal pump and not a positive displacement pump. being a centrifugal pump I would THINK there is very little pump wear on your inside of your pump unless it has been pumping rocks or concrete. and it sounds like this pump is running fine except for a bit of air which won't hurt anything [might run a long time like that]. I also assume it has been a long time since it was new. even so I don't see to much internal wear. could be wrong. shaft seals and or suction.
I don't believe I would run it up much higher than what you are already running it at.
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Wow! That is a beast! Haha.
Louis, it seems you have increased your upstream operations substantially over the last year. I'm interested to know if you have had to make any modifications or improvements to the downstream operations (fruit removal from the field, processing, packing) when it comes off in larger volumes and maybe within a tighter window than historically? Thanks! |
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I recently posted in the "what did you harvest today" section our typical harvest. We get this every three weeks right now with some extras in between. Banana plants do grow quite slowly and we also make our own plantlets. This time allows us to master and permanently improve our knowledge and technique. |
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love the green rag on the hose bib.
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Here is a close up of the centrifugal pump. The model is a Morita ME-5. I have the parts list that I got from a nice engineer in Japan. This photo is two years old, the suction hose has been changed since and the sealant paste replaced. The smaller hose goes out to cool the engine. The belts are new. The pulley on the engine is a 10 inch, on the pump is a 4 inch
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one heck of a pump!
ok, dead in the center between your suction line and your pulley there is that square hole you can see the shaft. on the pump side of that hole there is a large nut with notches for a c style spanner wrench. your graphite packings are under that. by tightening up that nut you tighten up your packings as they wear. there should be a place near that nut to grease your packings. loosening that nut allows you to slide the nut back on the shaft and you can put in a new packing or replace the packings by pulling them out with a corkscrew type puller. couldn't find a break down of that pump. so I am going by what I know. most pumps I am familiar with have two nuts to tighten the packing flange. but this one looks like it has one huge nut that takes a spanner which is more stupid proof. it looks like your packing nut is almost bottomed out so it will be needing some packing soon. packing puller graphite packing
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single stage turbine pump with transfer case and self priming pump and has a engage, disengage clutch.
you grease zerk is locate on the backside bottom of the pump. in other words on the near bottom of the pump just between the pump and before your packing nut on the plate ahead of your access housing. grease daily one or two pumps will do it. be sure to grease right away after installing new packings. use your spanner wrench to tighten the gland nut occasionally. do not over tighten it will burn out your shaft. I do not know where to tell you to get graphite packing on your side of the world but it should be REAL easy to find. takes 2. you can cut your size by using a wood dowel, pvc or pipe by wrapping it around and cutting at a 45 degree angle. your dowel or pipe should be the same diameter as your shaft. you come up with one full round circle. size of packing can be determined by the size of your shaft and by unscrewing the gland nut and use a caliper to measure the outside of the step that goes into the pump. [don't know how exactly to describe it to you.] use the 2 measurements to figure your packing size. should be [around] 5/8 inch. course your going to be metric. for fast fix you can just shove 1 packing in but I would pull the old packings out most of the time and replace both. [could take 3 but your diagram shows 2.] if you need me I will be here. spanner wrench. just have your people build it like the top picture with the nubs out but it would probably be easier to build like the bottom picture, just have the nubs stick out like the top picture if you need me I will be here. don't worry about your knowledge on pumps I have more of a greasy thumb than a green one.
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a few things I failed to mention; then I will shut up
I put this at the major part of your air leak. your spanner wrench; put your nubs at a full 180 degrees on your gland nut. in other words on both sides of your gland nut. and then I would add a third [for strength and stability] on the bottom or [better put] in the middle at 90 degrees. make it to resemble a ladle. also with your pulley configuration; I would definitely run at the rpm you have been running it at.
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Just under five months in the ground and all is well. The GM are still shooting up, deleafing to three leaves has been steadily maintained and will now cease on the stems that have reached six feet as these are all first year mats. On second year plants in older fields, we continue deleafing to eight feet, aiming for an ideal eight to nine leaves at flowering. The plants on the inside are growing the best, those on the outside of this rectangular field are all smaller in height by at least a foot. A kind of mild krummholz effect that can be clearly noted in this HD configuration. We have one more field already planted and another on the way as we approach the end of the rainy season. It will be interesting to compare the growth performance taking into account the transplanting date. |
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great pic! love the view.
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Perfect spacing! Very similar to my spacing! Great job!
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Beautiful! Thank for posting these amazing pictures
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all right free bananas for everybody.!
kind of late in the year your not worried about winter? I know you can get some cold weather.
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Quite right, it is of course always a small risk. That field is however less exposed from the northwesterly wind which can occasionally be cold as it passes over a nearby mountain. We had some leaf burn last year, in a more exposed field, but the plants recovered quickly.
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